Inkstand.



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WW -5 (p W 'PATBNTED AUG. 11, 1908.

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INKSTAND.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.3,1906.

13 i In cases Suva n-roz' 1 amen; STATES PATENT .oFnIcE.

JAMES W. JACOBUS, or GREAT NECK, NEW YORK,

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Patented mi iu, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be i known that I, JAMES W. JACOBUS, a citizen of the United States, residin at Great Neck, county of Nassau, State of ew York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Inkstands, of which the 91 owing is a full, clear, and exact descrip- My invention relates to improvements in ink-stands.

For general office and household use it has been found desirable to have the reservoir of the ink-stand accessible at substantially the angle at which pen is customarily held in writing. Thisire'quires less change in the position of the pen in the act of di ping into the ink, and also" makes the stand available for use in many cases where an ordinary stand would be inaccessible, as, for instance, beneath a shelf of an oflice desk. Ink-stands of such characteristic are known but they have the disadvantages {high cost of manufacture, difficulty in filling and liability of spilling and leakage.

It is the object of my invention to overcome these objections and provide an inkstand of substantial construction and which may have a well balanced, artistic and symmetrical appearance.

The invention consists primarily of a reservoir havin an opening or mouth adjacent the top an facing toward the front in combination with a dip tube for the pen which is inclined downward and backward from the front.

In the form shown, the invention contemplates the use of a packing ring for effectin an air tight joint between the reservoir an the tube.

It also includes for the tube.

The principles of the invention are illustrated lnthe accompanying single sheet 0 drawin s and more fully described and specified n the following specification and claims.

F1 ure 1 is a vertical section of an inkstan embodying the improvements of my invention and shown beneath the shelf of a preferably a hinged cover desk, the ink-stand being open. Fig. 2 isa side view of the dip tube for the pen and the. cover, the latter being in its closed position.

' Fig. 3 is a side view of the packing ring for affordinga hearing or seat for the tube.

The rlncipal elements are the reservoir 1, p'refera ly made of glass, the dip tube 2, preferably made of hard rubber. or similar non-corrodible material, the acll'ng ri'ng3, preferably made of soft ru her, and the cover 4, preferably made of material similar I,

to tube 5, is a desk shelf.

In the form shown, the mouth or openingin the reservoir is formed by a neck or flange 6, terminating on the interior in the shoulder '7. Such a construction may conveniently and economically be made of blown glass.

The packin ring 3, in the form shown, has

a flan e 8, which corresponds substantially with t e outer edge of flan e 6, of the reservoir and serves to limit t e inward movement of the ring in assemblingthe parts.

The ring alsopreferably has a lio or shoulder 9, adapted to co-act with shoulder 7, of the reservoir when the ring is in place so as to prevent the ring being pulled out accidentall The dip tube itself has a passage 10, for the pen. This passage is preferably slightly tapering in form and of just suflicient size to conveniently permit the introduction of an ordinary pen. The lower end of this tube approaches the bottom of the reservoir. The up er end of the tube in the form shown has a ange 11, which, when the parts are assembled, rests against flange-8, of the ring 3, and revents the tube from being pushed too far mto the reservoir. This tube also preferably has a shoulder or Irlirojecting f ange 12, adapted to co-act wit 'the lower inside edge or ring 3, when the parts are assembled so as to prevent accidental displacement of the tube and hold the parts together more securely.

The tapering form of the tube permits its ready introduction into the ring in the act of assembling, while the yielding quality of 5 V the rubber ring permits the shoulder 12, to be forced into place. The outer end of the tube or its flange is preferably provided with-a slightly'raiscd flange 13, for affording a netter joint and seat for the cover so as prevent the entrance of dust and also lunder evaporation of the ink. A downward and backward turned lug 14, is also provided for the hinge. joint. As the ink is used from the reservoir,

the level of course is lowered and air must 1 5 ass in to take the place of the ink removed\ he entrance of the air past the edge 15, is

greatly facilitated by the inclination of the lower edge of the tube.

The cover 4, has a ward turned lug 16, pivoted at 17, to lug 14,

or the tube flange. This formation permits downward and back- I l I means of the pen for the pur The cover is'also prefers 1y is that .the cover .to lie backward out of the way as shown in Fig. 1.

provide in effect a groove 20, in which fits the packing ring 3.

ihese groove like formations, while rendering it somewhat more difficult to assemble the parts, effectually prevent accidental displacement of the arts and cooperateto produce an absolute y air ti ht joint.

lhe reservoir when em ty may' be. filled by turning it at right ang es -tothe position shown and then pouring the ink through the 10 in the tube. The limit of level of pass e the i will then be the plane of the line 21.

When the ink-stand is turned to its normal position, the level of the ink in the reservoir will then be substantiallyas shown. A disadvent e of filling in this manner, however,

lire ink moistens the sssege in the tube and thus tends to smear t e on infuture use. It is also important that t e reservoir be kept clean. For these reasons, I prefer tomake the tube removable. When the tube is removed, the reservoir may be filled in the position shown. In which event, the will nsturslly' bs ermitted to rise to about the heightof shou der 7, as it is shown in the drawing. When. the tube is inserted, the thumb may be placed over the outer end of the tube or a cork maybe employed to prevent ink rising into the lower end of the tube above the level shown in the drawing. If this precaution is not'taken ofcourse the level of the ink in the tube will be the same as that in the reservoir. By tipping the stand,

howeverfso that the base is vertical, all the ink in thetube will run out into the reservoir. When the reservoir is righted, the ink will reach only'\ the position shown. In any event, the ink in the tube, above the level shown, will soon be used up after which the action of the ink-stand is truly barometric. When the tube is removed the reservoir may be readily cleaned thoroughly. While a cover is not absolutelyessential, it is desirable, and I prefer to provide a hinged joint which is cheap to manufacture and is satisfactory in operation. If desired the flange 13, may be of soft rubber or similar yielding material to provide a better seat for the cover and to prevent noise or injury in closin the cover. hat I claim is: v

1. An inkstand comprising, a reservoir having an opening 'ad acent the top surrounded by s'flange whose ed e lies in a plane inclined at an acute angle from the orizontsl, a dip tube removabl secured in said opening end a cover hinge to said dip tube and I apted to lie back of said flange when open. V 1

2. An inkstend comprising, a reservoir havin an opening in its upper front portion, a yiel ing pecking ringseated in said opening and having a flange overstanding the edge of said 0 ening and adip tube seated in said ring an having a flange overstanding the outer edge of said ring, said tube extending dia onally downward and backward into sai reservoir.

3. An inkstand comprising a body having a restricted opening in its upper front portion, a yielding ring in said 0 ning, a dip tube removebly seated in sai o ening, in clined downward and backwar and provided with a shoulder overstanding the ring and another shoulder beneath said ring.

'-. JAMES W. JACOBUS.

Witnesses: w

GEORGE W. HARPER, Jr.. Boer. S. ALLYN. 

